There is perhaps nothing more frustrating to a coin collector than wanting to complete an entire date-and-mintmark run of coins and not being able to afford the goal.
For example, collecting the entire series of Lincoln cents, to date, could cost a typical coin collector more than $2,000 when taking into account the cost of rare dates, such as the 1909-S V.D.B., 1909-S, 1914-D, and 1931-S.
Add in the 1922 plain cent – a rare variety customarily included in many Lincoln sets – and the cost sky rockets another $700 to $1,000. Oh, want the highly popular 1955 doubled die Lincoln cent? Look to spend an additional $1,500 to $2,000 for an entry-level piece.
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